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kudos to pack 266
Posted to Scouts from the Big City on September 25th, 2007
KUDOS TO PACK 266 Since we donât have a âfeederâ pack, recruiting has always been a challenge for us. In our 27 years of existence, only a handful of Webelos have ever visited our troop, even though we have invited them to every type of event... [more]
OPPORTUNITY KNOCKS #78 - The Lost Senior Patrol Leader
Posted to The Eagle Factory on September 17th, 2007
THE DI VINCI CODE, TROOP 26 STYLE OR "THE LOST SENIOR PATROL LEADER" It's interesting what we remember. And after years and years, how much of it is accurate. I had the opportunity to ask myself that question last week. I hope you will find this... [more]
my campfire stories are public now!
Posted to Scouts from the Big City on September 17th, 2007
MY CAMPFIRE STORIES ARE PUBLIC NOW! Today ten of the stories Iâve been telling around the campfire are published in the new book, HAUNTED CAMPS: The Campfire Stories of Scoutmaster B.C. Justice. The details are on the bookâs website,... [more]
Paddling on the Delaware River
Posted to Scouting Stories on September 16th, 2007
Our Troop paddles the Delaware river every other year, and we just finished this summer's trip. The trip was fun -- as usual, but it was also quite challenging early on. Monday and Tuesday it rained and was cool. We stopped at Dingman's Ferry on... [more]
Paddling on the Delaware River
Posted to Scouting Stories on September 16th, 2007
Our Troop paddles the Delaware river every other year, and we just finished this summer's trip. The trip was fun -- as usual, but it was also quite challenging early on. Monday and Tuesday it rained and was cool. We stopped at Dingman's Ferry on... [more]
Citizenship Belt Loop & Pin
Posted to The Cub Scout Leader on September 12th, 2007
Click here for the latest requirements and resources! Key features of meritbadge.org include: RSS and Atom feed capabilities for every page Constantly updated content Expanded Scouting related content A better internal search engine More input from... [more]
does our patrol method pass the smell test?
Posted to Scouts from the Big City on September 11th, 2007
DOES OUR PATROL METHOD PASS THE SMELL TEST? Recently, as we are now between the birth of Scouting and the birth of the B.S.A., Scouters have been harking back to the beginnings a la Baden-Powell. In one of his 1909 writings, B.P. describes the... [more]
A Day at Bayport
Posted to From the Committee Chair on September 8th, 2007
Loren and I spent the day at Bayport. The OA Lodge is clearing a nature trail and building benches for rest and teaching areas. The majority of the clearing work was done at the Summer Ordeal in August, and today we were building benches, drilling... [more]
Time for Another Court of Honor
Posted to From the Committee Chair on September 8th, 2007
We had our "after-summer-camp Court of Honor" this past Thursday evening. Great turnout ââ¬Â¦ nice to see all the families there! The food was good, the fellowship was great, and it was a grand evening to review the accomplishments of Troop 11's... [more]
Opportunity Knocks #77 - 75: An Amazing Number
Posted to The Eagle Factory on September 7th, 2007
75. AN AMAZING NUMBER!!! This coming Monday Troop 26 celebrates an amazing achievement. We will be inducting my 75th Senior Patrol Leader into office. 75 Senior Patrol Leaders. An uninterrupted chain of young men who have been elected by their peers... [more]
Wolf Den September 2007
Posted to The Cub Scout Leader on September 1st, 2007
Denner: David Wolf Achievements: #1. Feats of Skill #3. Keep your body healthy #10. Family Fun... [more]
A Quick Look at Venturing
Posted to BSA CommissionerCast Podcast on September 1st, 2007
In this episode, Don chats with our co-educational program's National president, Dave George. They discuss what commissioners should know about this rapidly-growing teen Scouting... [more]
Quality Customer Service, Part One
Posted to BSA CommissionerCast Podcast on September 1st, 2007
Don visits with Stephanie Ricketts, Council Commissioner in Greater Cleveland as they discuss putting together a quality commissioner team for the... [more]
Quality Customer Service, Part Two
Posted to BSA CommissionerCast Podcast on September 1st, 2007
Don continues his discussion of the effective commissioner team with Rick Hillenbrand, from National Capital Area Council in Bethesda Maryland. In this chat, they focus on bringing diversity onto the commissioner... [more]
Tracking Unit Visitation
Posted to BSA CommissionerCast Podcast on September 1st, 2007
Don discusses a new tool for tracking units visits with John McCollum from Circle Ten Council, in Texas. Don shows us how unit visitations are vital to attaining the Centennial... [more]
Down on the Farm, Cub Scout Leader Training
Posted to BSA CubCast Podcast on September 1st, 2007
Sakiko Wehrman, Santa Clara County Council District Cub Scout Roundtable Commissioner, leads us through October theme activities for Down on the Farm. Ted Rohling, Vice President for Training at the Alamo Area Council, sheds some light on Cub Scout... [more]
The Annual Service Plan
Posted to BSA CommissionerCast Podcast on September 1st, 2007
Don and Stan Child, Council Commissioner in the Great Salt Lake Council talk about how to lay out the kind of plan that can result in quality unit... [more]
Chelmsford, England
Posted to BSA Value of Scouting Podcast on September 1st, 2007
"Through the values that Baden-Powell has set down, if I do my part and I keep spreading the word and I keep promoting, then I can one day live to say that I made a difference in this... [more]
remembering the ponderosa i
Posted to Scouts from the Big City on September 1st, 2007
REMEMBERING THE PONDEROSA I wish I could turn back time and visit the Ponderosa again. Yes, the Ponderosa that was the stage set for the television series âBonanza,â in the town of Incline Village along the shores of Lake Tahoe. We went there in... [more]
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